Posted to Reddit by user NickMoore911, the image shows an ER doctor in Southern California grieving over the loss of a 19-year-old patient. The photo was taken by another EMT, and Moore was given permission to post it online.

The image depicts the vulnerability and humanity of a profession in which anything can happen, a side of doctors the public normally never gets to see. Moore goes into more detail, saying:

The man pictured was unable to save one of his patients. Though this is a common occurrence in our field of work, the patients we lose are typically old, sick, or some combination of the two. The patient that died was 19 years old, and for him, it was one of those calls we get sometimes that just hits you.

Moore did not reveal who the doctor is or what hospital he works for, but said he hopes the moving photo exposes the reality of the job. "I think people should know that the care providers are just as human as the patients, and this shows that stronger than anything I've seen in a long while."

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